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First part of an interview secuence with some of the people that will be part of the 2nd Strategic Dialogue between FISU and FISU AMERICA leader. Today is the turn of Fred Asprilla, president of the ASCUN and here we tell you some of what he said to FISU AMERICA. Colombian university sport …

At the closing ceremony of the FISU Rugby Seven World Cup held in Swakopmund, Namibia, Argentina received the FISU flag for being the next host of the competition, which will take place in 2020. In this way, the country that finished fifth in this eighth edition, defeating Uganda in its last match and improving the…

With three representatives of the American continent, the Rugby Seven World University Championship begins today in Swakopmund, Namibia. Two men’s teams, Argentina and Colombia, and one women’s, Brazil, are part of the 16 teams that will compete in the eighth edition of this organized-by-FISU event. Yesterday took place the opening ceremony, with the traditional…

With 17 participating teams from 9 countries at Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in Santa Tecla, El Salvador, Pan American tournament FISU América 3×3 began, and it’s qualifying for FISU World League in Xiamen, China. From Honduras, América Alvarado arrived to represent FISU America Executive Committee at the Opening Ceremony, that showed artistic numbers and the colorful…

Two months before the start of the first FISU America Games, the heads of the delegations that will arrive to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to compete from July 19 to 29, met at the Paralympic Sports Center of that city. There will be played almost all male and female disciplines: futsal, basketball, volleyball, athletics, swimming,…

On the 479th anniversary of Bogotá, the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN) gave the city the South American University Games, with support of FISU America and COSUD, where more than 500 student-athletes were united through sport and their values in a competition that was a great success. The local delegation was the one who…

Colombia had a brilliant performance at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, culminating in the 33rd place of the medal, with 11 medals in total. All of them, one gold, three silvers and seven bronzes, came through the roller sports, the star of a delegation of more than 100 people, among the 81 athletes, coaches,…

Finished the fourth day of Summer Universiade 2017 in Taipei, America already won six gold medals, eight silver and seven bronze. The United States occupies sixth place in the games Medal so far, and it’s the best country in American continent. It got three golds in swimming; Three silvers in diving, swimming and taekwondo; And…

An important call is carried out by Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN), which together with South American University Sport Confederation (COSUD) organizes a new edition of the South American University Games. It will take place from 19 to 26 September, in Bogota, and the arrival of delegations from several countries is expected, considering the…